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03-12-2011, 03:37 PM
| | | | You don't need gargantuan hands to play bass!
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YouTube - Brandon Rose 10 year old Bass Guitar riff
I'm sure this video has been posted somewhere before, but anyway, I think it's great proof that you don't need larger-than-usual hands to play bass well! That kid does some fills that are not so easy and are pretty jumpy on the neck! Incredible!
I don't really know how many people thought this about bass players, but I know that I thought (as I started playing bass, that is) that having bigger hands would have made it easier to play bass (especially after watching Jaco), but I've learned better since then and like I said, this video is a great demonstration of that!
Did anyone else ever think having big hands were better for playing bass? |
03-12-2011, 03:53 PM
| | | | Wow, he's got like perfect technique, amazing |
03-13-2011, 10:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Houston | | | I don't see the big deal.
Lots of kids who play violin or piano that play much more complicated pieces at that age.
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03-14-2011, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by perfektspace6  I don't see the big deal.
Lots of kids who play violin or piano that play much more complicated pieces at that age. | Violin or piano???!?!
Who cares about violin or piano!!! 
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03-16-2011, 03:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: conditional upon harmonic Hz | | | QS44, yeah, its a load of bull propogated by the unknowing and insecure males, to be sure.
I physically strapped my 5'er onto a local female player who said that; showed her how to properly hold her fretting hand. She could easily cover the board, so I asked her when she was going to get a 6'er!
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03-16-2011, 04:06 AM
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03-16-2011, 08:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Diego, California | | Great young player, and what a great smile...
What I would like to see is some six foot two guy playing a bass that is just about as long as he is tall. Probably about the same proportions as for this young guy... 
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03-16-2011, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyLow Great young player, and what a great smile... What I would like to see is some six foot two guy playing a bass that is just about as long as he is tall. Probably about the same proportions as for this young guy... | It's called a double bass  . |
03-16-2011, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by perfektspace6 I don't see the big deal.
Lots of kids who play violin or piano that play much more complicated pieces at that age. | Even younger than that, actually. |
03-16-2011, 09:15 PM
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03-16-2011, 09:51 PM
| | | | That's great! I still struggle and he's got it down.
Good for you, young man!! |
03-16-2011, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Marton It's called a double bass . | Okay, you got me. But try strapping it over your shoulder...
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03-18-2011, 04:38 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sacramento area | | | I've met Rocco Prestia a couple times after TOP shows and his hands are less than large. |
03-18-2011, 05:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | hey, the kid is slapping...what a surprise.....
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04-07-2011, 10:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas FtWorth Texas | | | that kid rocks... i ran across the vid on youtube and like alway's searched here and bam...
i just have the hardest time slapping... i wish my kid wanted to play an instrument.
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04-07-2011, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey | | | I think its helpful to have long thing fingers for playing bass or guitar. But having small hands myself, I have found ways around it. So you are correct in saying you don't need bananas for fingers to play a good bass.
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04-07-2011, 11:36 AM
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Yes, but could SHE play bass? |
04-07-2011, 11:39 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | That Brandon Rose has a priceless smile. He's just diggin' it!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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